Cosmopterix turbidella

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Cosmopterix turbidella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Cosmopterix
Species:
C. turbidella
Binomial name
Cosmopterix turbidella
(Rebel, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cosmopteryx turbidellaRebel, 1896

Cosmopterix turbidella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is known from the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Forsskalea angustifolia , Gesnouinia arborea , Parietaria debilis and Parietaria officinalis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-03-21.